Op-Ed/Commentary

TaxesWorkers Why ‘No Taxes on Tips’ Won’t Help Most Workers

Understanding the potential impact of ending federal taxes on tips. Learn why this policy may not benefit workers struggling to make ends meet.

Sylvia Allegretto / August 27, 2024

Data Byte

ClassGovernmentTaxesUnited States A Lower Standard Deduction Hurts Low-Income Filers & Boosts the Tax Prep Industry

A tax system that discourages itemization is a simpler and more just tax system.

Alex Richwine / April 10, 2024

Op-Ed/Commentary

DisabilityPovertySocial SecurityTaxesUnited States Millionaires Stop Contributing to Social Security on March 2, 2024

Just two months into 2024, millionaires are about to stop contributing to Social Security for the rest of the year.

Emma Curchin / February 29, 2024

Data Byte

TaxesUnited States Highest U.S. Marginal Tax Rate is Too Damn Low

With Tax Day just around the corner, it is a good time to put post-WWII top marginal tax rate into context. Many find it hard to believe that the top rate was 91% during the Eisenhower years. No, that didn’t mean that high earners paid a 91% tax on all of

Sylvia Allegretto / April 12, 2023